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LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP/A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
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| Starring: |
Richard Attenborough,
Kathleen Byron,
Bonar Colleano,
Robert Coote,
Roland Culver,
Valentine Dyall,
Marius Goring,
Kim Hunter,
David Hutcheson,
Carl Jaffe,
Ursula Jeans,
Deborah Kerr,
John Laurie,
Albert Lieven,
Roger Livesey,
Patrick MacNee,
Raymond Massey,
James McKechnie,
David Niven,
Abraham Sofaer,
Reginald Tate,
Anton Walbrook,
Harry Welchman,
Arthur Wontner
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| Format: |
DVD |
| List price:
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£13.99 |
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£11.33 |
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£2.66 |
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| Cat No: |
3711504703 |
| EAN: |
5037115047038 |
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| Distributor: |
ITV DVD |
| Regions: |
0 (Worldwide) |
| Rel. date: |
17 March, 2003 |
| Certificate: |
U |
| Running Time: |
237 mins |
| Language: |
English |
| Description: |
A double bill of Powell/Pressburger productions set in World War Two Britain. In 'The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp' stuffy ex-soldier Clive Candy (Roger Livesey) recalls his career which began as a dashing officer in the Boer War. As a young man he lost the woman he loved (Deborah Kerr, who plays three roles) to a Prussian officer (Anton Walbrook), whom he fought in a duel only to become lifelong friends with. Candy cannot help but feel that his notions of honour and chivalry are out of place in modern warfare. The film's title comes from 'Evening Standard' cartoonist David Low's satirical comic creation, Colonel Blimp. 'A Matter of Life and Death' was commissioned by the Ministry of Information, but turned into a fantastical allegory by the Archers, aka Powell and Pressburger. David Niven plays an RAF pilot who is ready to be picked up by the angels after bailing out of his plane. But an administrative error in Heaven leads to a temporary reprieve, during which he must prove his right to stay on Earth. A tribunal in heaven ensues to decide the case. |
| Directors: |
Michael Powell,
Emeric Pressburger
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| Genre: |
Classic
Feature
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1 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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